Rakvere climate — normals and trends
Rakvere (Estonia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.0 °C and it receives 651 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (16.9 °C on average) and the coldest is February (-6.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Rakvere averages 149 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 139 rainy days per year.
Rakvere has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 169 to 129 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.3 °C (on 11 August 1992) and the coldest -33.3 °C (on 31 December 1978).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
RakvereLääne-Virumaa
- coords
- 59.35°, 26.36°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.0°C
Average daily high
8.1°C
Average daily low
1.6°C
Annual rainfall
651mm
Sunshine / day
7.1h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
18.2km/h
Seasonal range
23.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
149 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
139 d/yr
Annual snowfall
118.6 cm
Average feels-like high
5.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.0 °C
Average peak gust
37.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
32.3 °C
11 August 1992
Coldest day
-33.3 °C
31 December 1978
Wettest day
58 mm
7 August 1987
Windiest day
46.5 km/h
23 January 1995
Strongest gust
100.4 km/h
26 December 2011
Hottest feels-like
34.8 °C
7 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-39.5 °C
10 January 1987
Snowiest day
16.0 cm
20 November 1975
Sunniest day
17.5 h
24 June 2020
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.3 °C | +5.2 °C | 99 mm | +58 mm |
| Feb | -1.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 17 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 5.7 °C | +4.9 °C | 23 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 10.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 47 mm | +7 mm |
| May | 13.0 °C | -1.4 °C | 72 mm | +20 mm |
| Jun | 17.4 °C | -1.4 °C | 132 mm | +60 mm |
| Jul | 23.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 107 mm | +26 mm |
| Aug | 18.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 118 mm | +35 mm |
| Sep | 17.6 °C | +3.2 °C | 46 mm | -16 mm |
| Oct | 9.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 48 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 4.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 43 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 2.8 °C | +4.2 °C | 51 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rakvere?
Rakvere has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.0 °C and it receives 651 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rakvere?
The hottest day measured in Rakvere between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1992, reaching 32.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rakvere?
The coldest day measured in Rakvere between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1978, at -33.3 °C.
Does it snow in Rakvere?
Yes. Rakvere gets on average 118.6 cm of snow per year and has around 149 frost days.
Has the climate of Rakvere warmed?
Yes: Rakvere warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rakvere?
The wettest day measured in Rakvere between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 1987, with 58 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rakvere?
The windiest day measured in Rakvere between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1995, with winds reaching 46.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rakvere?
The warmest month in Rakvere is July (16.9 °C on average); the coldest is February (-6.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Rakvere?
Rakvere receives on average 651 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 139 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rakvere?
Rakvere gets on average 7.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,592 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Rakvere?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Rakvere between 1940 and 2025 was 20 November 1975, with 16.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Rakvere?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Rakvere.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rakvere?
In Rakvere, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.8 °C on 7 August 2010, and the lowest was -39.5 °C on 10 January 1987.
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